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from washington journal, this is a little more than an hour. >> we are back. our conversation continues. gordon adams is the white house associate budget director for national security served from 1993 to 1997, and vice president of lexington institute here to give their perspective on sequestration and the impact on the pentagon. let's begin. what affect would this have, with immediate effect with the sequestration have on the pentagon? >> many of the contracts we already have for the major weapons in the 46 new tanker to be broken because of the change in money. what have to be very minimum renegotiated, but because of the reduced it's not clear how they would renegotiate or whether they could in fact be reestablished. second, you are going to have a slowdown in the existing. its renegotiated because the amount of money going through is the previous guest indicated this grant be less. third, you are going to have additional problems with respect to operations and maintenance accounts with it is the flying hours available to the trained pilots to do something
from washington journal, this is a little more than an hour. >> we are back. our conversation continues. gordon adams is the white house associate budget director for national security served from 1993 to 1997, and vice president of lexington institute here to give their perspective on sequestration and the impact on the pentagon. let's begin. what affect would this have, with immediate effect with the sequestration have on the pentagon? >> many of the contracts we already have for...
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>>shepard: but it is washington and they will look at it and laugh. >> two inmates pulled off a daring escape from a skyscraper jail in downtown chicago. officials say they used bed sheets to make a 200' long rope, and squeezed out of a small window 20 stories up, and scaled down the outside of this high-rise lockup using their homemade rope. they are said to be the first to escape a federal facility in almost two decades. both are convicted bank robbers each facing a harsh sentence. fbi officials say they consider them armed and dangerous. trace has much more on this. how long before officials realized they were missing? you could have looked out the window. >>trace: they know that both of these guys were present for the 10:00 head count on monday night but the bed sheets were not seen until about 7:00 the next morning so this was about an 8 1/2 or nine hour gap the jump they could is gotten. they have been identified and we know that during the night the convicts went to the chicago suburbs and to the homes of his mother and his brother and now as you might imagine the neighbors are
>>shepard: but it is washington and they will look at it and laugh. >> two inmates pulled off a daring escape from a skyscraper jail in downtown chicago. officials say they used bed sheets to make a 200' long rope, and squeezed out of a small window 20 stories up, and scaled down the outside of this high-rise lockup using their homemade rope. they are said to be the first to escape a federal facility in almost two decades. both are convicted bank robbers each facing a harsh...
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rosalind jordan, al jazeera, washington. >> when the peace deal was signed between sudan and south sudan, an area fell through the gaps given to another company. a report from no-man's land on the threat to local livelihood'' and efforts to keep the peace. >> socially, economically, and culturally, -- cattle are of extreme importance. it is not uncommon for them to -- songs about cows. straddling the border between sudan and south to then, it is the traditional home. when the two countries split last year, the fate of the area could not be agreed upon so the status has been undefined for almost 18 months. this disputed land is not just use by the dinca but arab no beds -- nomad come from the north to graze cattle. they say they are happy with the situation as long as they did not likely to the lan. >> they have been coming to the region for the last 250 years and we have never stopped them because they have showed up -- they are around in this region. they used to come for grazing for almost 250 years and we have never stopped them. for them, they used to come only for watering and grazi
rosalind jordan, al jazeera, washington. >> when the peace deal was signed between sudan and south sudan, an area fell through the gaps given to another company. a report from no-man's land on the threat to local livelihood'' and efforts to keep the peace. >> socially, economically, and culturally, -- cattle are of extreme importance. it is not uncommon for them to -- songs about cows. straddling the border between sudan and south to then, it is the traditional home. when the two...
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but political leaders in tokyo, seoul and washington say what they were doing was testing technology for long range ballistic missile. tension, uncertainty, opportunity. just some of the reasons why u.s. leaders are moving forward with what they call a pivot towards the asia-pacific. >> the united states is turning our attention to the vast potential of the asia-pacific region. >> reporter: japanese leaders will need to rework their policies as the u.s. shifts its focus. they see a host of geopolitical challenges around them with few easy solutions. nhk world, tokyo. >>> a storm has been hovering above samoa. we've been following that story and the rest of the weather around the globe. robert? >> yes. we've been continuing the watch, bringing some very gusty winds, even flooding rains here over samoa. really the big threat is it is dropping an abundant amount of rainfall and even storm surge right along the north portions of samoa. winds kicking up at this time. continue to trek off to the west. so still going impactsiing the rest save mowa. gradually improving. sunday into monday al
but political leaders in tokyo, seoul and washington say what they were doing was testing technology for long range ballistic missile. tension, uncertainty, opportunity. just some of the reasons why u.s. leaders are moving forward with what they call a pivot towards the asia-pacific. >> the united states is turning our attention to the vast potential of the asia-pacific region. >> reporter: japanese leaders will need to rework their policies as the u.s. shifts its focus. they see a...
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but political leaders in tokyo, seoul and washington say what they were doing was testing technology for long range ballistic missile. tension, uncertainty, opportunity. just some of the reasons why u.s. leaders are moving forward with what they call a pivot towards the asia-pacific. >> the united states is turning our attention to the vast potential of the asia-pacific region. >> reporter: japanese leaders will need to rework their policies as the u.s. shifts its focus. they see a host of geopolitical challenges around them with few easy solutions. nhk world, tokyo. >>> a storm has been hovering above samoa. we've been following that story and the rest of the weather around the globe. robert? >> yes. we're continuing to watch evan here, bringing some very gusty winds, even flooding rains here over samoa. really the big threat is it is dropping an abundant amount of rainfall and even storm surge right along the north portions of samoa. winds kicking up at this time. continue to trek off to the west. so still going impacting the samoa tlouhroughout the remaind of your friday night and
but political leaders in tokyo, seoul and washington say what they were doing was testing technology for long range ballistic missile. tension, uncertainty, opportunity. just some of the reasons why u.s. leaders are moving forward with what they call a pivot towards the asia-pacific. >> the united states is turning our attention to the vast potential of the asia-pacific region. >> reporter: japanese leaders will need to rework their policies as the u.s. shifts its focus. they see a...
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that's the sort of interest that that sort of conversation helps and that's very unfortunate michel in washington jump in go ahead there seems to be a tendency that is if you hear a country is running out of water it's going to require some sort of huge incredible thing whether it be some sort of large dam or some huge project or some major endeavor to rescue the country and bring back water generate more why not really in a lot of cases and particularly in a case like pakistan which i've looked at quite closely i know donnish as well you know you could take relatively simple measures like paying a relatively small amount of money to patch up leaks. yes water was in crosstalk coming up in just over an hour's time here not take. a partridge is here the best to be exporting a couple minutes stay with us. wedge issues do just what their name implies they get between people and drive them apart like a wedge and these issues seem to always take the forefront in the media things like abortion gun rights marijuana legalization and the weather well the weather isn't really a wedge issue but people sure t
that's the sort of interest that that sort of conversation helps and that's very unfortunate michel in washington jump in go ahead there seems to be a tendency that is if you hear a country is running out of water it's going to require some sort of huge incredible thing whether it be some sort of large dam or some huge project or some major endeavor to rescue the country and bring back water generate more why not really in a lot of cases and particularly in a case like pakistan which i've...
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it's a unique organization here in washington and throughout the country. really i like the phrase of action intellectual. you produce some really thoughtful work that informs policy, and you've also been very effective advocates. secondly, i'm really honored to receive this award in the name of jeane kirkpatrick, another independent democrat. she might have been so independent she became a republican, i don't know. [laughter] she was an i inspiration both to read her stuff and watch at the u.n. a real honor to accept this award with my colleague and really dear friend jon kyl who is, you know, the model of what a public servant should be. he works very hard. he was gifted with some brains to start out with, but he really uses them. and his thoughtful and in this extremely almost reflectsively combative political climate, he happens to be a gentleman, and that matters. it's been my honor really to work with him on many issues of common interest over the years. i look forward to continuing it in the what one of our senate colleagues calls the after life. [la
it's a unique organization here in washington and throughout the country. really i like the phrase of action intellectual. you produce some really thoughtful work that informs policy, and you've also been very effective advocates. secondly, i'm really honored to receive this award in the name of jeane kirkpatrick, another independent democrat. she might have been so independent she became a republican, i don't know. [laughter] she was an i inspiration both to read her stuff and watch at the...
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good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm more in leicester here in washington d.c. these are headlines for tuesday december eighteenth two thousand and one japanese pension funds are starting to invest in gold for the first time according to the wall street journal they're looking to mitigate the damage. risks associated with currencies the paper says until recently they've invested in mostly domestic stocks and bonds will have more on metals with the gold antitrust action committees bill murphy and chris powell here in studio plus the f.c.c. has approved a j.p. morgan copper exchange traded fund reportedly the first one it's backed by physical copper and received the go ahead despite opposition from companies that actually use copper and some lawmakers who opposed it too now the concerns are that it could allow speculators says the market increase price volatility and undermine price transparent bill metal. the new towns judy.
good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm more in leicester here in washington d.c. these are headlines for tuesday december eighteenth two thousand and one japanese pension funds are starting to invest in gold for the first time according to the wall street journal they're looking to mitigate the damage. risks associated with currencies the paper says until recently they've invested in mostly domestic stocks and bonds will have more on metals with the gold antitrust action committees bill...
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that's the sort of interest that that sort of conversation helps and that's very unfortunate michael in washington jump in go ahead there seems to be a tendency that is if you hear a country is running out of water it's going to require some sort of huge incredible thing whether it be some sort of large there are some huge project or some major endeavor to rescue the country and bring back water generate more why not really in a lot of cases and particularly in a case like pakistan which i've looked at quite closely i know donnish as well you know you could take relatively simple measures like paying a relatively small amount of money to patch up leaks. yes water was in crosstalk in just a few minutes here in r.t. . but let's return now to president putin's trade visit to turkey which comes as the country's tension with neighboring syria is increasing the topic both russia and turkey have struggled to see eye to eye on reaction now from a journalist you said kindly in ankara for us not what arguments can we expect turkey and russia to bring up over syria do you think is there any room for agreemen
that's the sort of interest that that sort of conversation helps and that's very unfortunate michael in washington jump in go ahead there seems to be a tendency that is if you hear a country is running out of water it's going to require some sort of huge incredible thing whether it be some sort of large there are some huge project or some major endeavor to rescue the country and bring back water generate more why not really in a lot of cases and particularly in a case like pakistan which i've...
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welcome again to the foundation annual washington forum. my name is ken schwartz and proud member of the f.d.d. board. today i have the pleasure of introducing a distinguished public official. robert casey, senior senator from the state of pennsylvania. he has served since 2007 as chairman of the near east and south asia subcommittee of the senate foreign relations committee and this only in his first term. one can scarcely imagine more interesting or challenging time to occupy that position. the past two years in the middle east have seen wars across international borders and within them. the collapsed of regimes and the rise of new political movements that may yet turn hostile to the united states and its allies. in the face of these new developments, senator casey has led the way on many issues of great concern to f.d.d. founder and co-chire of the bipartisan senate caucus on weapons of mass destruction and terrorism. in that capacity he has worked across the partisan divide to highlight the serious threat of weapons of mass destruction
welcome again to the foundation annual washington forum. my name is ken schwartz and proud member of the f.d.d. board. today i have the pleasure of introducing a distinguished public official. robert casey, senior senator from the state of pennsylvania. he has served since 2007 as chairman of the near east and south asia subcommittee of the senate foreign relations committee and this only in his first term. one can scarcely imagine more interesting or challenging time to occupy that position....
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politicians in washington are facing another day of intense negotiations. they have got to reach a deal to prevent damaging tax rises and spending cuts. hillary clinton is in the hospital, being treated for a blood clot. new year's festivities are beginning around the world. the first major city to walk, 2013 was auckland, new zealand rid as midnight struck, a huge fireworks display took place on top of the sky to our, the tallest building in new zealand rid thousands of people were gathered around to watch. there are planning a fireworks display in the capital city until unfortunately there were high winds. it was postponed. many people are celebrating across new zealand. it is summertime there. next up, a very famous celebration to take place in sydney, australia. kickoff in less than an hour's time rid -- in less than an hour's time. these pictures for the moment are of auckland, new zealand, welcoming in the new year. happy new year to new zealand. a great couple of hours coming up with all of those are words displays. our top story, negotiations betwee
politicians in washington are facing another day of intense negotiations. they have got to reach a deal to prevent damaging tax rises and spending cuts. hillary clinton is in the hospital, being treated for a blood clot. new year's festivities are beginning around the world. the first major city to walk, 2013 was auckland, new zealand rid as midnight struck, a huge fireworks display took place on top of the sky to our, the tallest building in new zealand rid thousands of people were gathered...
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william burns is speaking at a senate hearing in washington. three of his staff were killed in the eastern city of benghazi on september 11 of this year. four people have been killed outside a police station. protesters were demanding the release of a man held in connection with a number of recent killings believed to have been assassinations. three u.s. senators are demanding changes to a new movie about osama bin laden. they complain zero dark thirty .s misleading and inaccurate i knew you in report says the conflict has become increasingly sectarian -- a new un reports of the conflict has become increasingly sectarian. >> the opposition fighters are making territorial gains. they have managed to push into hamas as part of the offensive, taking over some villages, but the government continues to fight back, using what the united nations describes as disproportionate force. neither side is winning the war, and the secretary-general believes there is no prospect to the end of the conflict in syria. >> series begins the year in conflict and ends
william burns is speaking at a senate hearing in washington. three of his staff were killed in the eastern city of benghazi on september 11 of this year. four people have been killed outside a police station. protesters were demanding the release of a man held in connection with a number of recent killings believed to have been assassinations. three u.s. senators are demanding changes to a new movie about osama bin laden. they complain zero dark thirty .s misleading and inaccurate i knew you in...
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they leave saturday morning to washington, d.c. to meet their other colleagues, 30 other students out of the 120 that applied. and they will go from d.c. to -- you guys are flying into -- to dubai and from dubai into dhaka. and they will spend four weeks in bangladesh, two weeks with a host family. a week in the man groves in the forest on a boat and a week doing service learning. congratulations. dana, or laura, if you would like to come up and say a little something. >> hi. i am the international program manager at world savvy. i was introduced to this organization because my roommate several years ago pulled me out of bed on a saturday at 7:00 a.m. and when i got there i was amazed
they leave saturday morning to washington, d.c. to meet their other colleagues, 30 other students out of the 120 that applied. and they will go from d.c. to -- you guys are flying into -- to dubai and from dubai into dhaka. and they will spend four weeks in bangladesh, two weeks with a host family. a week in the man groves in the forest on a boat and a week doing service learning. congratulations. dana, or laura, if you would like to come up and say a little something. >> hi. i am the...
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they recently came to washington to be honored. senator inouye was there, and it was a great moment to see these men of the greatest generation who have proven to america their love for this country. none more so than dan inouye. senator reid has recounted in detail the incredible story that earned him the congressional medal of honor. but he is such a humble man. we look back on his life, there were so many aspects of his life that were historic in nature. conversations and working with them. senator reid had the same experience i did. we visited senator inouye's office and it was amazing. there were no awards for this man who had served more than half a century in congress. i said to him, it's interesting that your office has a lot of artwork and photos, but nothing about dan inouye. no, he said and put those things. i wanted everyone to feel that he was coming in here and i didn't want to talk about my party affiliation or anything that i had done. i wanted them to feel comfortable and to know this was a welcome office. that is
they recently came to washington to be honored. senator inouye was there, and it was a great moment to see these men of the greatest generation who have proven to america their love for this country. none more so than dan inouye. senator reid has recounted in detail the incredible story that earned him the congressional medal of honor. but he is such a humble man. we look back on his life, there were so many aspects of his life that were historic in nature. conversations and working with them....
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urging to negotiate with everyone but us in washington. we don't negotiate. our parties are so extreme. i'm a relatively wealthy person. i want to be paying more taxes. i want our taxes to go to serve the policies of the country, education, charity, health care. i think that president obama's right about this. but i think compromise is going to be necessary to achieve some result. >> let me bring in abbe. your father is known as a moderate republican and a good dealmaker, a man who used to negotiate. what do you make of this? and what does he make of this? >> i think morale is so low right now. the country's so divided. especially for my generation. we're the ones that are going to be handed down the $60 trillion deficit. they will come to a deal. but right now, it's political theater. and it's probably going to look like the simpson-bowles. that will come full-circle again. >> here's a problem the republicans have got themselves into. is obama has been very clever here, the president. i think what he's done is skillfully said to the public, if he goes over t
urging to negotiate with everyone but us in washington. we don't negotiate. our parties are so extreme. i'm a relatively wealthy person. i want to be paying more taxes. i want our taxes to go to serve the policies of the country, education, charity, health care. i think that president obama's right about this. but i think compromise is going to be necessary to achieve some result. >> let me bring in abbe. your father is known as a moderate republican and a good dealmaker, a man who used...
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if i would've come here to washington d.c. two years ago, i would've told you president hosni mubarak will be caged in jail. you would think i'm insane. today i'm coming to tell you in the long term there should be a linkage between the palestinian judaic, and in the future you would say it's not going to happen. they would not agree to it. so things change very fast and we have to put forward what we believe is good for us. >> at the situation continues, i fear for israel's security and future. i see that it's dangerous and there's also a moral issue they are coming to come the patina. >> thank you. >> my name is jerry dan says. i was in jerusalem in 1973 when the war broke out in all the european nations made a big point of saying, we're not going to send any weapons to the middle east because we don't want to encourage the war this just started. which sounds very noble except at the same time the russians were booked to sending weapons to the syrians and egyptians. my concern is with the shiites and the sunnis. if iran gets
if i would've come here to washington d.c. two years ago, i would've told you president hosni mubarak will be caged in jail. you would think i'm insane. today i'm coming to tell you in the long term there should be a linkage between the palestinian judaic, and in the future you would say it's not going to happen. they would not agree to it. so things change very fast and we have to put forward what we believe is good for us. >> at the situation continues, i fear for israel's security and...
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that is walk, one of the things that washington is really effective at. they know how to fleeces they know how to get each level bureaucracy to get theirs, essentially. >>neil: you seize on the emotional moment. thank you, thank you. and now, a charity bell ringer was turned away. and he claims women are to blame. .. >>neil: imagine walking into your first day of work and seconds later being told it will not work out. it sounds like some days i -- dates i went through. but enough about me back to my guest. this man claims the salvation army turned him away as a singing bell ringing because cute women bring if more cash. he is not ripping a bell anymore. is that legal? does he have a case? lis wiehl and deborah are trying this. we pit out a call to the salvation army and we will get their statement in a second lis? >>lis: he does. reverse discrimination. unless you try out for the rock rocketettes, where your looks matter so were, it shouldn't matter. plus, the guy is kind of cute. >>neil: he is fuzzy. he does, indeed -- there he is. reverse discrimination
that is walk, one of the things that washington is really effective at. they know how to fleeces they know how to get each level bureaucracy to get theirs, essentially. >>neil: you seize on the emotional moment. thank you, thank you. and now, a charity bell ringer was turned away. and he claims women are to blame. .. >>neil: imagine walking into your first day of work and seconds later being told it will not work out. it sounds like some days i -- dates i went through. but enough...
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that was the finding of a university of washington study published in the journal "prevention." it tracked 1,100 pedestrians in seattle, washington and found more than a third of people text, talk or listen to music when they cross the street. only one in four people followed the proper safety protocol, looking both ways and obeying the light. vehicle-pedestrian accidents kill 4,000 people every year in the u.s. and injure 60,000 others. the man who co-invented the bar code joseph woodland has died in new jersey. woodland's bar codes are on nearly every product in stores today. he came up with the idea after drawing morse code dots and dashes in the sand on a miami beach, absent-mindedly letting his fingers drag a series of parallel lines instead. the idea was patented in 1952 but not put into wide use until the 1970s. woodland was 91 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to margaret. >> warner: 18 days and counting until the end of the year when the government reaches the edge of the so-called fiscal cliff. congressional correspondent kwame holman kick
that was the finding of a university of washington study published in the journal "prevention." it tracked 1,100 pedestrians in seattle, washington and found more than a third of people text, talk or listen to music when they cross the street. only one in four people followed the proper safety protocol, looking both ways and obeying the light. vehicle-pedestrian accidents kill 4,000 people every year in the u.s. and injure 60,000 others. the man who co-invented the bar code joseph...
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in washington, james harri. lou: joining me now, my next guest to says guns are not the real problem. kids are becoming so desensitized to violence and to death because of violent video games that we are injuring our young people. in some cases previously. the foremost experts on violence and media. lieutenant-colonel david rosen, former psychology professor at west point and author of, killing the psychological cost of learning to kill and war and in society it is good of you to be here, colonel. want to start with the idea that is now being discussed right now. there is some e discussion. obviously a reflection which is, take away the guns, the reflexive answer which, it had to be simply a psychological problem, part of one young man. you see it as a much more broad and profound problem than even that. >> the first thing is, this is a worldwide phenomenon. germany had to mass murders of high-school. england, 30 years after the ost rigid gun laws passed, they have their mosthorrible gun massacre. norway, some o
in washington, james harri. lou: joining me now, my next guest to says guns are not the real problem. kids are becoming so desensitized to violence and to death because of violent video games that we are injuring our young people. in some cases previously. the foremost experts on violence and media. lieutenant-colonel david rosen, former psychology professor at west point and author of, killing the psychological cost of learning to kill and war and in society it is good of you to be here,...
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washington, d.c., blazed with that idea. the american people in survey after survey, thinking a thoughtful approach to this are the politicians. what do you think about the idea we should pay more attention to mental health in this country? >> are usually supported. one of the things that would be helpful agreeing with mental health is the stigmatizing it. there is so much shame surrounding a mental illness when the fact of the matter is a large portion of our society has diagnostic code. and most of those people are not violent, i just have to say. many people go without any issue. lou: those with a serious mental disorder. >> even if they have a serious mental disorder, most of them are not violent. a fraction of people who will always be violent and we have to look at that and address that issue. but mostly people mentally ill are not violent, and it is really important not to confuse mental illness and violence and furthhr stigmatize a group that is already having a hard time acknowledging or scapegoating them. lou: this
washington, d.c., blazed with that idea. the american people in survey after survey, thinking a thoughtful approach to this are the politicians. what do you think about the idea we should pay more attention to mental health in this country? >> are usually supported. one of the things that would be helpful agreeing with mental health is the stigmatizing it. there is so much shame surrounding a mental illness when the fact of the matter is a large portion of our society has diagnostic code....
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who were in washington. we spoke to military and intelligence officials, including many state department personnel, and to experts who did not work for the united states government. throughout the process we enjoyed cooperation from the department of state, and the interagency partners. the decision to brief you on the report findings reflect a commit to transparency that the department's -- at the department's highest levels. but we give you a brief introduction to the events that night. then ask admiral mullen if he would then share the findings of the report. then i will return briefly to talk about the overarching recommendations. what happened on september 11 was a series of attacks in multiple locations by unknown assailants that ed and flowed over a period of almost eight hours. the u.s. security personnel were heroic and their efforts to protect colleagues, including ambassador stevens. they did their best that they possibly could with what they had. but they had was not enough. even for the -- eithe
who were in washington. we spoke to military and intelligence officials, including many state department personnel, and to experts who did not work for the united states government. throughout the process we enjoyed cooperation from the department of state, and the interagency partners. the decision to brief you on the report findings reflect a commit to transparency that the department's -- at the department's highest levels. but we give you a brief introduction to the events that night. then...
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the pressure is on in washington to agree on a plan. only then might the applause on wall street be a little more genuine. >> with the clock ticking ever more loudly in washington, let's bring in our correspondent. first off, are the prospects of an agreement as dim as we are hearing, or could there be a last-minute deal? then of course this could happen, but i think it is quite unlikely. there is an increased pessimism that a deal can be achieved in washington, d.c. from my perspective, i think washington moves too slowly. tax rates will go for all americans, and cuts will go into effect by the end of this year, and we will see no more unemployment benefits for about 2 million americans. >> there are some technicalities here. what are the government's contingency plans? for example, how will it go about paying bills if no deal is reached? >> a couple of bills they will just not be able to pay. there are emergency measures taken to keep the government operating for several more weeks by the treasury secretary, but they are only kicking
the pressure is on in washington to agree on a plan. only then might the applause on wall street be a little more genuine. >> with the clock ticking ever more loudly in washington, let's bring in our correspondent. first off, are the prospects of an agreement as dim as we are hearing, or could there be a last-minute deal? then of course this could happen, but i think it is quite unlikely. there is an increased pessimism that a deal can be achieved in washington, d.c. from my perspective,...
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capitol, washington, d.c. it is a tough business. competition is fierce, and it could get worse if the u.s. were to slip over the fiscal cliff. automatic tax hikes across the board would mean less disposable income for american consumers. >> i think our biggest concerns here are we will not be seeing people purchase as many items as they have in the past. we will see people buy jeans and a top, but they will not buy an additional pair of jeans or a dress on top of that. >> many customers are already pinching pennies. >> it has put a lower ceiling than normal on what we can spend for the holidays, our expenditures for our home, our plans for next year, with trips we may or may not go on. >> but the budget control act leading to the fiscal cliff is about more than just tax hikes. automatic public spending cuts would also take effect, primarily in the defense budget, which could have huge repercussions for the massive u.s. defense industry. and there's more -- investment in the country's aging infrastructure would also have to be cut ba
capitol, washington, d.c. it is a tough business. competition is fierce, and it could get worse if the u.s. were to slip over the fiscal cliff. automatic tax hikes across the board would mean less disposable income for american consumers. >> i think our biggest concerns here are we will not be seeing people purchase as many items as they have in the past. we will see people buy jeans and a top, but they will not buy an additional pair of jeans or a dress on top of that. >> many...
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now we move on to your money and the financial peril our nation faces if washington lawmakers don't get it together soon. president obama saying now a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff could be about a week away. there is just one catch. he says republicans have to accept the, quote: reality as he puts it that tax rates are going up for the richest americans. something g.o.p. leaders are calling a deal breaker. >> we're not insisting on rates just out of spite or out of any kind of partisan bickering. but rather because we need to raise a certain amount of revenue. we can probably solve this. it's not that tough. but we need that conceptual break through that says we need to do a balanced plan. >> we made a good faith offer to avert the fiscal crisis and that offer included significant spending cuts reforms and it included additional revenue. and frankly, it was a balanced approach mr. president has been asking for. now we need a response from the white house. >> they have 27 days to prevent automatic tax hikes and spending cuts from kicking in on new year's day. ed henry live at
now we move on to your money and the financial peril our nation faces if washington lawmakers don't get it together soon. president obama saying now a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff could be about a week away. there is just one catch. he says republicans have to accept the, quote: reality as he puts it that tax rates are going up for the richest americans. something g.o.p. leaders are calling a deal breaker. >> we're not insisting on rates just out of spite or out of any kind of...
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washington would be a ghost town overnight. that is all anybody who is there now knows how to do. >> means of course all of us taxpayers get a lump of coal in our stocking. i want to add another bad bit of news to your list there. melissa: oh, no. >> don't forget state and local pension systems for the exact same reason pension benefit guaranty corporation will get bailout at some point you i'm raid we'll bail out bankrupt pensions systems of california, illinois and some other states in effect copying the greek-french model of economic governance. melissa: yeah. >> it is bad news across the board but definitely bad policy as well because when you reward bad behavior, anybody who has kids knows, what do you get in the future? more bad behavior. melissa: how should we really deal with this from a serious perspective? i'm not in favor of bailing out these agencies. the post office example, let it go bankrupt. let pa of its services go private. somebody could come in, th should be a private equity turn around where you cut costs l
washington would be a ghost town overnight. that is all anybody who is there now knows how to do. >> means of course all of us taxpayers get a lump of coal in our stocking. i want to add another bad bit of news to your list there. melissa: oh, no. >> don't forget state and local pension systems for the exact same reason pension benefit guaranty corporation will get bailout at some point you i'm raid we'll bail out bankrupt pensions systems of california, illinois and some other...
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i have been keeping my own money and nice list for washington. visiting towns like this. >> president obama got his wish rather than negotiating with republicans he was simmering them back on the campaign trail at a factory in pennsylvania that makes angry birds toys. >> it's not acceptable to me, and i don't think it's acceptable to you for and full of repulicans in congress told middle-class tax cuts hostage simply because they don't want tax rates on upper income folks to go up. >> within minutes the speaker fired back that the talks are now on life support. >> there is a stalemate. let's not kid ourselves. >> replan the president for sending treasury secretary to capitol hill with a proposal that led senate republican leader to literally burst out laughing. >> the white house took three weeks to respond with any kind of a proposal. much to my disappointment it was not a serious one. >> the president campaigns on $800 -- 800 billion in tax increases by ending the bush tax cuts for the wealthy, but is now proposing. adding tax hikes on dividend
i have been keeping my own money and nice list for washington. visiting towns like this. >> president obama got his wish rather than negotiating with republicans he was simmering them back on the campaign trail at a factory in pennsylvania that makes angry birds toys. >> it's not acceptable to me, and i don't think it's acceptable to you for and full of repulicans in congress told middle-class tax cuts hostage simply because they don't want tax rates on upper income folks to go up....
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remarkably however in the last week, suddenly regulations are pouring out of the bureaucrats in washington and hundreds of pages of them. but the bottom line is as you know having been a governor yourself that states that have to balance their budget such as the state of gorming george, we are struggling in this downturned economy to meet the obligations that we already have with regard to health care, particularly with regard to medicaid. to have an unknown cost factor thrust upon us is something that would be irresponsible in my opinion for us to assume. >> and that is the point they don't understand about medicaid. they said we will take care of your expenses and setting up the exchange and making the massive medicaid expansion. but the states have to pay a portion. and even if the feds are picking it up for year three and beyond, you will be in for literally billions of dollars of new obligations for funding, aren't you? >> exactly. we have estimated it anywhere from two and a half to four and a half billion dollars over a 10-year period. and we don't have any extra money like that lyi
remarkably however in the last week, suddenly regulations are pouring out of the bureaucrats in washington and hundreds of pages of them. but the bottom line is as you know having been a governor yourself that states that have to balance their budget such as the state of gorming george, we are struggling in this downturned economy to meet the obligations that we already have with regard to health care, particularly with regard to medicaid. to have an unknown cost factor thrust upon us is...
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will this even be an agenda- setting one in washington with lawmakers? of course, i am talking about gun control here. >> that is hard to say. we have had this horrible shooting in colorado in july were 12 people were killed, and that was in the middle of the presidential campaign, but it did not really change anything. consistently, you have the argument by the pro-gun lobby who say the laws are in place -- for example, in connecticut, assault weapons are banned. >> i apologize. we were having problems with the signal with our reporter in washington. we are obviously going to get more information to you about the school shooting as it comes in. >> we have also more information now on the attempted explosion here in germany. earlier this week, a homemade bomb found. >> found in a small town in western germany. the federal prosecutor's office has taken over the investigation. the office since the attempted attack was the work of a radical islamist group. german media are now reporting that the bomb actually detonated and only failed to explode due to cons
will this even be an agenda- setting one in washington with lawmakers? of course, i am talking about gun control here. >> that is hard to say. we have had this horrible shooting in colorado in july were 12 people were killed, and that was in the middle of the presidential campaign, but it did not really change anything. consistently, you have the argument by the pro-gun lobby who say the laws are in place -- for example, in connecticut, assault weapons are banned. >> i apologize. we...
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presidents bush and obama as secretary of defense, and doing some speaking but staying as far from washington, d.c. as i can. >> rose: when you look at writing a book, i mean, how hard is that for you to take the time anand think of all of the events and make sure that you get it right as you recollect it? >> first i have given myself a little out at the beginning by saying this is a purely personal reminiscence of what i experienced and what i saw, i am not trying to write the defensive history and others will have a different perspective on things, but it was -- we were at war every day of the four and a half years i was in office, and as i write in the book it wasn't just the wars in iraq and afghanistan, it was daily wars with the congress, with other agencies, with the white house, and also i would say with my own building, with the pentagon. >> rose: fighting over what within the pentagon? >> trying to make the first priority of the pentagon to be successful in the wars we were already in, the pentagon bureaucracy is structured to plan for war, not to wage war, and so getting badly need
presidents bush and obama as secretary of defense, and doing some speaking but staying as far from washington, d.c. as i can. >> rose: when you look at writing a book, i mean, how hard is that for you to take the time anand think of all of the events and make sure that you get it right as you recollect it? >> first i have given myself a little out at the beginning by saying this is a purely personal reminiscence of what i experienced and what i saw, i am not trying to write the...
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meanwhile, investors are keeping an eye on washington as the deadline to avert the so-called fiscal cliff comes ever closer. >> a different kind of click now -- thousands of mystics, new-age and deals and fans of pre- hispanic culture made their way to mexico in hopes of witnessing great things in less than 24 hours now. that is when the old mayan calendar predicts the end of the current world and the dawn of a new one. >> many of today's ethnic maya do not understand what all the fuss is about. mostly christian, they have looked on in wonder at the influx of foreign tourists to ancient cities in southern mexico and central america was a past hundreds of years ago. -- whose heyday past hundreds of years ago. >> they are dancing according to an ancient mayan ritual in preparation for the end of the world. these days, the famous complex in guatemala is full of visitors. many tourists have come to experience the big day. >> there are mixed feelings. s going to end. others believe it is the end of one era and the beginning of another. democrats are also gathering at mayan sites in mexico. tou
meanwhile, investors are keeping an eye on washington as the deadline to avert the so-called fiscal cliff comes ever closer. >> a different kind of click now -- thousands of mystics, new-age and deals and fans of pre- hispanic culture made their way to mexico in hopes of witnessing great things in less than 24 hours now. that is when the old mayan calendar predicts the end of the current world and the dawn of a new one. >> many of today's ethnic maya do not understand what all the...